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Examples of underworld in a Sentence
a magazine article taking an insightful look at the underworld inhabited by street people
Recent Examples of underworld from the Web
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Prior to the $1.6 million project, the sidewalks on both sides of Mayfield between Little Italy and University Circle resembled an earthly version of the underworld.
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Renderings of the magical underworld were especially impressive, making the Dia de Muertos myths and decorations come to life, with Bernal voicing a comic-relief skeleton named Hector and Bratt playing a famous cantador named Ernesto de la Cruz.
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In the fiscal year that ended on Sept. 30, the Coast Guard set a record for annual cocaine seizures — more than 221 tons worth more than $5.9 billion to the underworld.
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Researchers liken it to an entrance to a secret lair: The steps descend to a dark and dusty underworld.
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Mr. Lynch has been closing installments of the revival with ethereal performances from the likes of the Chromatics and Au Revoir Simone, as if to usher us from the show’s underworld to our surface reality.
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This English painter and printmaker traveled extensively in the U.S. before World War II and painted scenes from the East Coast underworld, Harlem nightclubs and the wider black culture.
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After winning his trust in jail, Hyun-su later joins Jae-ho as a foot soldier in Ko's underworld empire, which is already lousy with lingering grudges and volatile rivalries.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Bitcoin, sometimes frowned upon as a currency of the underworld, is fast gaining currency in the financial world.
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First Known Use of underworld
1598
UNDERWORLD Defined for English Language Learners
underworld
playDefinition of underworld for English Language Learners
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: the world of crime and criminals
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the underworld : the place where dead people go in Greek myths
UNDERWORLD Defined for Kids
underworld
playDefinition of underworld for Students
: the world of crime
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